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Emerg Infect Dis
; 11(9): 1443-5, 2005 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16229777
ABSTRACT
Chromobacterium violaceum, a saprophyte bacterium found commonly in soil and water in tropical and subtropical climates, is a rare cause of severe, often fatal, human disease. We report 1 confirmed and 2 suspected cases of C. violaceum septicemia, with 2 fatalities, in siblings after recreational exposure in northeastern Brazil.